There are no bad days or nights to fish in Laie.

It is always perfection. Madden Soliai and a couple of his Kahuku football teammates get away from time to time. They set their lures, dig their fishing poles in and kick back. There’s nothing like the sound and scent of the Pacific Ocean rolling in and out of the North Shore.

“I started going fishing with the boys last year. Any place in Laie, any beach,” the All-State defensive back said.

The friends enjoy pole fishing, but they also like using a kayak and trekking 200 yards from shore in the quest.

Catching fish? To Soliai, that would be a bonus. One late night, they stayed on shore. It was summer time, and the coolness of night was a relief. Soliai had no clue he was about to reel in an 80-pound ulua.

“We were on the shore. I had to

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